Combined table and ironing board



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Mp 1x MUM ,Ar/iff Patented Nov. 17, 1942 UNiTED STATES EATENT OFFRE y "i 2,302,602 l COMBINED TABLE AND IRONING BOARD Joseph Cooper, New York, N. Y.

Application March 18, 1941, Serial No. 383,907

1 claim.

The object of the present invention is to provide a combined table and ironing board so constructed that the board is normally disposed under the table top and is there held with its carrier elements collapsed. These elements being carried by a drawer-like member which may be moved outwardly to expose the ironing board and enable upward movement thereof, together withv its carrier elements, the latter being of such construction that the ironing board is held upwardly in operative position and is given firm support. Furthermore, the construction is such that the pointed end of the ironing board is projected beyond the drawer-like member when in operative position.

These and other features of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the embodiment of the invention showing the top in full lines and underlying members in dotted lines, the ironing board being disposed in a concealed position under the table top Figure 2 is a plan view with the top partly broken away and showing the drawer-like member in operative position and the ironing board and certain associate members exposed, the board being broken away and one of the carrier elements and certain other elements being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a front elevation showing certain parts in dotted lines and the legs of the table broken away, the ironing board being in retracted and concealed position.

Figure 4 is a View similar to Figure 3, showing the ironing board in position. for operative use.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the structure in the position of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown therein a table having a suitable rectangular frame indicated at I, supported by legs 2, the frame having mounted thereon a table top 3. Intermediate opposed frame members I is a passage way for a drawer 4.

The drawer may be mounted to slide in the passage way and be supported by the frame in any suitable manner. In the present embodiment the frame carries at opposite sides of the passage way two longitudinal channel bars 5 and each channel receives a rib 6x on one of the two drawer end members 6.

Carried by the longitudinal or front and rear frame members of the drawer are transversely extending rods 'l and lx, rod l being disposed 55 approximately at the longitudinal center of the drawer and rod 'lx near one end thereof.

Mounted to swing on each rod is an ironing board carrier 8 and each carrier may be made of wood or metal. Hinged to the carriers by the hinges 9 is an ironing board l0 of any suitable form. The top of each carrier 8 is cut or otherwise formed with a surface which lies horizontal when the carriers are swung upwardly to a vertical position and thence beyond the vertical to an inclined position as shown in Figure 4. At such position the lower face of the ironing board l0 will rest upon the tops of the carriers 8 and will resist movement of the carriers to the left from their position shown in Figures 4 and 5. By such simple means the ironing board is firm- 1y supported in operative position without the necessity of latch or stop mechanism.

When it is desired to retract the ironing board and close the drawer, so that the board is entirely concealed, it is only necessary to move the board to the right from its position as shown in Figures 4 and 5 until the carriers 8, come into vertical position, and then swing the board farther to the right, whereupon the board will move by gravity into the closed position in Figures 1 and 2.

By means of the construction, the pointed end of the ironing board will be projected beyond the drawer 4 when the board is in a position for use. Furthermore, the construction may be such as to support the ironing board a suitable distance above the level of the table top 3, which in some cases is desirable.

It Will be noted that the drawer is provided with a division wall -trc and that the rods 'l and lx are mounted between drawer members 4 and 4r. The part of the drawer rearwardly of the division wall 4x may be employed for holding any desired articles. It will be further noted that the end of the drawer overhang by the rear oi the ironing board when the latter is in closed position may carry a heat resisting tray H for receiving a sad-iron intermediate usethereof.

As stated above, the carriers 8 may be of such height as to support the ironing board at a suitable distance above the table top 3 when the board is in operative position. This enables inward movement of the drawer with the ironing board when the structure is in the position of Figure 5 and until the carriers 8 meetthe table top. It will beseen that in this position the ironing board will overhang the table top and that the major stresses are thrown through the table frame to the support legs.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

A combined table and ironing board comprising a frame and a table top supported in fixed position thereon, a drawer slidably mounted in the frame, two rods carried by the drawer and extending transversely thereof, one of the rods being disposed near one end of the drawer, two wooden carriers pivotally mounted upon the rods, each carrier having a seat at its free end arranged at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the carrier, an ironing board having a hinged connection with each one of the carriers at its free end, the carriers when swung upward by movement of the ironing board bringing the lower face of the latter into abutment with the angular seats of the carrier so that the board serves as a. stop for the carriers barring their movement beyond that required for horizontal support of the board when the latter is elevated, the carriers being of such length as to support the ironing board at a height above that of the table top and the position of the rods exposing an end area of the -drawer for iron supporting purposes.

JOSEPH COOPER. 

